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Steps to Your CPA License
Auditing & Attestation
Financial Accounting &
Reporting
Regulation
Business Environmen
t & Concepts
The CPA Exam
Auditing & Attestation
The CPA Exam
4.5 Hours LonggStandardsgPlanning & EvidencegInternal ControlgReportsgCompilations & Reviews70 Points – Multiple Choice30 Points - Simulations
Financial Accounting & Reporting
The CPA Exam
4.0 Hours LonggBusiness EnterprisesgGovernmental EntitiesgNot-for-Profit Organizations70 Points – Multiple Choice30 Points - Simulations
Regulation
The CPA Exam
3.0 Hours LonggTaxationgBusiness LawgProfessional Responsibilities70 Points – Multiple Choice30 Points - Simulations
Business Environment & Concepts
The CPA Exam
2.5 Hours LonggEconomic ConceptsgFinancial ManagementgInformation Technology100 Points – Multiple Choice
Auditing & Attestation
Financial Accounting &
Reporting
Regulation
The CPA Exam
5 Testlets:• 3 Multiple
Choice• 2 Simulations
Business Environment & Concepts
The CPA Exam
5 Testlets:• All Multiple
Choice
The CPA Exam
Test Month
Blackout
Jan - Feb
March
Apr - May June
July - Aug September
Oct - Nov December
The CPA Exam
Education Requirements
• Baccalaureate Degree• 150 Semester Credits• 24 Semester Credits in Accounting Courses• 15 Semester Credits in
Upper Level or Graduate Courses
• 24 Semester Credits in Business Administration Courses
The CPA Exam
Education Requirements
• You may sit for the CPA Exam in Washington with only 120 semester credits completed.• Must finish 150 semester credits within 6 months of taking first section of CPA Exam
The CPA ExamRegistration
Apply to take the exam through CASTLEworldwide.
CASTLEworldwide will review your qualifications and issue a “Notice to Schedule” (NTS) to you.
The NTS is valid for 6 months
The CPA ExamRegistration
Once you receive your NTS schedule to take the CPA Exam (as many sections as you want at once) with Prometric.
Prometric administers the taking of the CPA Exam and serves as proctor.
The CPA ExamRegistration
Between the date you receive your NTS and actually take the CPA Exam, taking a CPA Exam Review Course is recommended, but not required.
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